I think the goal is to capture the difference between "Prefer to go to SF, can make Seattle" and "Can't afford Seattle, can we do SF?"
Angel: Is that what you think you are--a hero? Spike: Saved the world didn't I? Angel: Once. Talk to me after you've done it a couple more times.
'Destiny'
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Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2005 11:02:35 am PDT #4597 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Emily - Aug 25, 2005 11:03:00 am PDT #4598 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I don't think she meant "Vote for one but only be able to attend the other," just "vote for one but also be able to attend the other." I think.
NoiseDesign - Aug 25, 2005 11:03:05 am PDT #4599 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Buffistas do many things which confuse me.
Emily - Aug 25, 2005 11:03:33 am PDT #4600 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Once again, too slow on the post.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2005 11:09:33 am PDT #4601 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My feeling is that it doesn't matter which one people prefer, if they'd attend either way.
[That came out more callous than it should have. What I mean is, there are going to be people who are only going to be able to go to one or the other. They are the people who the vote will ultimately affect most, and so the vote should be worded in such a way as to make their votes count. The people who can't afford to go, period, and the people who will be there wherever it is aren't really as important to this part of the process.]
DebetEsse - Aug 25, 2005 11:15:43 am PDT #4602 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
But if the same number of people can go to either, preference would then have a role in the decision.
deborah grabien - Aug 25, 2005 11:28:47 am PDT #4603 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
The problem, Deb, is that it doesn't take into account people who will attend either, but have a clear preference. I'm trying to come up with a ballot that accounts for both willingness/ability to attend and enthusiasm for the location, which, I think, is similar to what you're saying, Brenda.
Oh, OK - got it. Makes sense, even if it makes it trickier.
Carry on.
DebetEsse - Aug 25, 2005 11:35:52 am PDT #4604 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Ok, so, how about, for each city:
- Can/will attend and like this option a lot
- Can/will attend and am neutral on preference
- Can/will attend but don't particularly like this option
- Can't/won't attend in this city
With the last one being our first line of decision.
§ ita § - Aug 25, 2005 11:38:45 am PDT #4605 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sense of symmetry is bothered by there being one positive choice and three neutral to negative ones -- but you'll be the one doing the arithmetic in the end. Is the scale of one to four too dry and abstract?
DebetEsse - Aug 25, 2005 11:39:42 am PDT #4606 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Too abstract, I think